8th Grade STAAR Review - academic vocabulary, testing obstacles, and test taking strategies

Question 1

What does the word included mean?

Accepted Answer

to take part in

Question 2

What is the synonym for dialogue?

Accepted Answer

conversation

Question 3

When you can't recall the text...

Accepted Answer

reread

Question 4

What does "to conclude" mean?

Accepted Answer

bring to an end

Question 5

What is the definition for emphasize?

Accepted Answer

stress or highlight

Question 6

When you get tired, you should try...

Accepted Answer

restroom break

Question 7

What is a summary?

Accepted Answer

5W's, BME

Question 8

During reading, you should....

Accepted Answer

highlight the main idea

Question 9

What does the term organized mean?

Accepted Answer

to put in order

Question 10

When you're answering the questions, you should...

Accepted Answer

circle key words

Question 11

Before reading your selection, you should ask...

Accepted Answer

What is the genre?

Question 12

When you don't know the word...

Accepted Answer

use a dictionary or thesaurus

Question 13

When you get tired, you should try...

Accepted Answer

peppermint

Question 14

What does persuade mean?

Accepted Answer

convince

Question 15

For summarizing questions, you should look for...

Accepted Answer

BME

Question 16

What is an opinion?

Accepted Answer

belief based on experience

Question 17

What is a fact?

Accepted Answer

the truth

Question 18

What is a selection?

Accepted Answer

the text

Question 19

Define demonstrate.

Accepted Answer

to prove or show example

Question 20

What does convey mean?

Accepted Answer

to make known

Question 21

After reading, you should...

Accepted Answer

summarize the text

Question 22

During the reading, you should...

Accepted Answer

summarize in 3 to 4 words for each paragraph

Question 23

When you get tired, you should try...

Accepted Answer

cold water

Question 24

Before reading, you should look for...

Accepted Answer

subtitles, illustrations

Question 25

Before reading, you should ask...

Accepted Answer

What does the title mean?, Highlight the title.

Question 26

What is a synonym for suggest?

Accepted Answer

propose

Question 27

When the story is boring...

Accepted Answer

replace characters with friends

Question 28

What is the synonym for respond?

Accepted Answer

answer

Question 29

When you get tired, you should try...

Accepted Answer

breakfast, 8 hours of sleep

Question 30

What does mainly mean?

Accepted Answer

the most part

Question 31

Define conflict.

Accepted Answer

problem

Question 32

What is the definition for inference?

Accepted Answer

a conclusion drawn from evidence

Question 33

How is an answer supported?

Accepted Answer

to back up

Question 34

When you're answering the questions, you should...

Accepted Answer

POE, reread

Question 35

When you get tired, you should try...

Accepted Answer

stretch, read in your favorite actors voice

8th Grade STAAR Review - academic vocabulary, testing obstacles, and test taking strategies

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8th Grade STAAR Review - academic vocabulary, testing obstacles, and test taking strategies

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